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Start at the top edge

Look at any house after dark and the shape you recognize is the roofline. It is the one line that runs the whole width of the house, and it sits against the sky, so it has contrast working for it. Light that line and the building reads as a shape rather than a dark mass.Which is why almost every permanent lighting system starts at that line instead of being spread across the walls. One continuous line, installed one time, carrying the whole outline: that is the case for it.

What roofline lighting actually consists of

The system is an aluminum channel, matched to your trim color, with the LEDs running inside it. That channel is doing double duty, carrying the LEDs and https://evercrestlighting.com/permanent-lighting/ keeping the daytime look clean. Matched to the trim, it looks like trim from the sidewalk.

Where the run goes

The main roofline is the anchor, then the design decides what else is worth adding. Gables, dormers, porch roofs, columns and upper runs all get considered, but not all of them get used. Lighting every edge on a house removes the depth you were trying to create.The run itself repays a close look once a crew is done, since holding a true line across a long elevation is not simple.

Daylight is half the job

The hardware does not come down, so the daytime look is part of the product. That is why the channel gets matched to your trim rather than sold in one color. Mount it tight to the edge, match the color, and route the wire out of sight, and nothing about the daylight view changes.

One line, a lot of uses

Once the run is in, the rest is what you set it to. Plain white most nights, holiday color when the calendar calls for it, and a schedule that runs it without you. Most owners settle on a single warm white, using color for the handful of days that call for it.

What drives the size of the job

Two houses on the same street can be very different jobs. Length matters less than complexity. Complexity does more: straight runs are quick, and every corner, peak and level change adds work. Height is the other one, because a second or third story changes the equipment and the time.

Does it attach to the gutter?

The gutter is the first thing people point at. The channel mounts to structure, rather than to gutter that flexes and fills. That distinction matters since a gutter is not a permanent mounting point, and hardware attached to one goes wherever it goes.

Getting a plan for your own roofline

Because houses are not interchangeable, the design has to be drawn for your building. EverCrest Lighting installs permanent roofline lighting for homes and businesses throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, based in Greenville. Consultations are free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email [email protected] to have somebody look at your roofline.

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